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Never even heard of this. Someone email me when the have The Giver on 360. ooo or Enders game, Killing other kids + shooting lasers in Zero-G = Platinum hit.
I loved this book. I'd recommend it to readers of any age, though it is technically written for young adults.
And the polar bears are armored, not mechanical. Panserbjorn, to be precise. And I want one.
And the polar bears are armored, not mechanical. Panserbjorn, to be precise. And I want one.
Does the holographic eyeball projector project a holographic eyeball, or project holograms onto the eyeball? Or both?
Christ this series was amazing, I think ive read The Amber Spyglass some 4 times.
Gets kinda preachy near the end though.
Gets kinda preachy near the end though.
"How did I change topics from a fantasy world of armored bears to furious masturbation?" Is there a difference?
ive known about this for a bit... heres some pitch concept art
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53087&page=21/
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53087&page=21/
They should make a Game and movie around Gene Wolfs books. Any.
Anything Gene Wolf writes SHITS all over Pullman. Pullman is a joke.
Anything Gene Wolf writes SHITS all over Pullman. Pullman is a joke.
Right, question: Why the did they rename the first book to "The Golden Compass" from "Northern Lights" for the US? Do they think the US cant quite get to grips with aurora borealis or something?
The book is an allegory of "Paradise Lost". Except rather than be all evangelical like Lewis, Pullman is an atheist. He points out the flaws of organised religion within the book, claiming that God is dead, there exist homosexual angels, and so forth.
The books seem like they're written for kids, but they're pretty damned adult in theme.
The books seem like they're written for kids, but they're pretty damned adult in theme.
Yeah, though I read somewhere they are taking the "versus God" bits out? I thought that was the whole point in the books.
I'm sorry, mentioning masturbating and bears in the same sentence, and no one's brought up the 1000 lbs elephant in the room?
(sigh) okay, I guess I'm the only one...
I don't know if we're allowed to BBCode in YouTube, so here's just a link instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrmm8eoEPHA
(sigh) okay, I guess I'm the only one...
I don't know if we're allowed to BBCode in YouTube, so here's just a link instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrmm8eoEPHA
I'm kind of insulted you'd compare greatness like His Dark Materials to kiddie-pandering crap like the Harry Potter series, really. His Dark Materials actually is, y'know, written by someone talented. Not someone pulling Deus Ex Machina out of their butt every time someone gets in trouble.
@ Mxyzptlk:
Admittedly, don't get me wrong, I actually DO enjoy reading the books. But as an avid reader, English major, and aspiring author myself, I can't deny that they aren't the most well-written things on the market. Rowling uses deus ex machina -constantly-, which is more than enough reason for me to discredit her. And yes, I know you were probably joking, but what the hell. XD
Admittedly, don't get me wrong, I actually DO enjoy reading the books. But as an avid reader, English major, and aspiring author myself, I can't deny that they aren't the most well-written things on the market. Rowling uses deus ex machina -constantly-, which is more than enough reason for me to discredit her. And yes, I know you were probably joking, but what the hell. XD
Real title's northern lights. Silly yanks... Well, this'll probably suck, but I'm going to look forward to it anyway in the very, very minute chance it won't. Fucking love that book.
Let it be known I would slaughter every single one of you for a daemon.
Let it be known I would slaughter every single one of you for a daemon.
@ Kia:
Definitely joking. :) I enjoy the series, but there's certainly better stuff out there for younger audiences. I'm just glad it's gotten more kids interested in reading. A friend of mine actually created www.ihateharrypotter.com to troll Rowling fans and encourage them to check out other titles.
Definitely joking. :) I enjoy the series, but there's certainly better stuff out there for younger audiences. I'm just glad it's gotten more kids interested in reading. A friend of mine actually created www.ihateharrypotter.com to troll Rowling fans and encourage them to check out other titles.
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